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A change in the Federal income tax rules, effective for taxable years beginning this year, affects partnerships and LLCs treated as partnerships for income tax purposes. Do the new rules apply to my company? What are the new rules? What do the new rules change? New IRS Partnership Tax… Read More

What’s new? Who is affected by this new rule? Why are states changing the rule? My business is in Oregon – should I still worry about these new rules? What should my next step be? To learn more click on the link entitled: “New Online Sales Tax Rules”. Read More

What regulations? What is personal data? Do the regulations apply to my business? How does my business comply? To learn more click on the link entitled: “Client Alert – New Data Protection Regulations”. Client Alert – New Data Protection Regulations … Read More

May 12, 2015 In Bernard v. S.B., Inc., Ms. Bernard brought a claim against her former employer for “intentional interference with economic relations,” based on the employer’s threats to enforce a noncompetition agreement Ms. Bernard argued was unenforceable. When Ms. Bernard had started working for her former employer, the employer… Read More

December 12, 2014 Introduction Businesses commonly use contractors, in lieu of employees, to provide certain services to their customers. For example, a business may use contractors to help deliver the merchandise or install the products that it sells, provide transportation to and from its business location or special events that… Read More

November 26, 2014 Introduction Businesses commonly use contractors, in lieu of employees, to provide certain services to their customers. For example, a business may use contractors to help deliver the merchandise or install the products that it sells, provide transportation to and from its business location or special events that… Read More

November 17, 2014 Introduction Last week, Oregon voters passed Measure 91, a state initiative that legalizes recreational use of marijuana in Oregon. As of July 1, 2015, Oregon law will allow adults to possess up to one ounce of marijuana in public places and up to eight ounces of marijuana… Read More

October 29, 2014 Introduction Businesses commonly use contractors, in lieu of employees, to provide certain services to their customers. For example, a business may use contractors to help deliver the merchandise or install the products that it sells, provide transportation to and from its business location or special events that… Read More

October 15, 2014 Introduction Businesses commonly use contractors, instead of employees, to provide certain services to their customers. For example, a business may use contractors to help deliver the merchandise or install the products that it sells, provide transportation to and from its business location or special events that it… Read More

September 26, 2014 On July 28, Eugene passed an ordinance mandating that businesses provide paid sick leave to all employees working within Eugene city limits. The law applies to employers of all sizes, even those with only one employee. It is scheduled to go into effect on July 1, 2015… Read More

September 23, 2014 Introduction Businesses commonly use contractors, instead of employees, to provide certain services to their customers. For example, a business may use contractors to help deliver the merchandise or install the products that it sells, provide transportation to and from its business location or special events that it… Read More

September 10, 2014 Recent years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of class-action claims being brought against employers by their hourly workers, in which the workers seek compensation for alleged failure to pay overtime wages. Oregon employers are hardly immune to this trend, and it is not confined… Read More

August 27, 2014 You’re probably sick of hearing that it’s time to review your company’s social media policy (or for your company to adopt one, if it doesn’t have one already). That’s entirely understandable. That being said: It’s probably time for your company to review its social media policy (or… Read More

November 5, 2012 Among other things, changes by the 2011 legislature to the Oregon Revised Statutes meant significant changes in the laws affecting Oregon employers, Oregon Business Energy Tax Credit (“BETC”) applicants and recipients, and many Oregon real property owners. The Bureau of Labor and Industries provides a 2011 legislative summary… Read More